Soft-tread horseshoe.



UNITED STATES Patented September 1, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHAUNCEY HART BEARDSLEY, OF FREMONT, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF FIFTY- ONEONE-HUNDREDTI-IS TO CLAYTON GIBSON AND WILLIAM D. TOTTEN,

OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SOFT-TREAD HORSESHOE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,695, datedSeptember 1, 1903.

Application filed September 13, 1902. Serial No. 123,248. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHAUNOEY HART BEARDSLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Fremont, in the county of Sandusky 5 and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soft-TreadHorseshoes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled X0 in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in soft-tread horseshoes, and hasfor its object to provide means by which the cushion may be readilyattached to the shoe or removed therefrom.

A further object is to provide an interchangeable cushion, so that whenworn on one side it may be placed on the opposite side of the shoe.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aplan View of the shoe with one cushionremoved. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 isa cross-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates a horseshoe the soleof which is provided with two undercut grooves or channels 7, in whichthe elastic cushions 8 are held. These are preferably formed of rubber.The channels conform to the curvature of the shoe and each extends alongone branch of the shoe from the heel to the toe calk 6. They do notmeet; but their ends are separated from each other for a short distance,approximately the width of the toe-calk. This does not interfere withthe grip of the toe-calk on the ground. The forward ends of the channelsare closed, as indicated at 7 The cushion 8 takes the shape of thechannel and projects therefrom. The inwardly-extending flanges 7 of thechannel engage the cushion, which is grooved on both sides to receivethe same and retain the cushion within the channel. The cushion isvslipped into the channel from the heel end and is held againstwithdrawal by a heel-call: 0, fitting the rear end of the channel andsecured therein by a bolt 10, passing through the calk and the walls ofthe channel. The flanges 7 U do not extend to that portion of thechannel which is occupied by the calk. To remove the cushions, it isnecessary only to remove the block 9, which is readily done by takingout the bolt 10. The cushions can then be drawn out of the channel andrenewed, or if one side is worn more than the other they may beinterchanged. As they are flexible, they will take the shape of eitherchannel.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A horseshoe each branch of which has a channel, a cushion in eachchannel, and means for holding said cushions therein, comprising aremovable heel-calk secured in the end of each channel between the wallsthereof and against the end of the cushion, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. A horseshoe having a flanged channel in the sole thereof, a cushionin the channel, and a removable heel-call: in the end of the channelbetween the walls thereof and against OIIAUNOEY HART BEARDSLEY.

Witnesses:

JAMEs I l. FOWLER, B. E. BEARDSLEY.

